LIBERTY LEAGUE BREAK
RPI takes a brief hiatus from Liberty League play this week, when it hosts Oneonta on Tuesday (4:30pm) and visits Western New England on Saturday (1pm).

RENSSELAER SPLITS WITH CLARKSON
The Engineers bounced back from 5-0 defeat in Game 1 to beat Clarkson, 17-2, in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday at Robison Field ... Junior Wes Hawkins went 4 for 4 with a home run and four runs scored ... He reached base six times in the game ... Freshman Christopher Palmiero earned his second win in as many starts, allowing two runs (1 earned) on seven hits in 8.0 innings.

RPI LEADERS
Senior captain Sam Lawrence leads the Engineers with a .353 (28 for 78) batting average ... He leads the club in doubles (6), home runs (4), runs scored (20) and runs batted in (15) ... Classmate Sean Welling is second at .344 (11 for 32) with five doubles, a home run and eight RBI ... Junior shortstop Ethann Meister is hitting .329 (27 for 82) with six doubles, two triples and a home run ... He has driven in 13 runs ... Classmate Christian Spagnuola is fourth at .320 (16 for 50) with a double and six RBI.

ENGINEERS PITCHING
Freshman Christopher Palmiero is 2-1 with a 2.30 earned run average in six games (4 starts) ... He has allowed 25 hits in 27.1 innings, striking out 32 and walking eight ... Senior Adam Aponte is 2-1 in 13 relief appearances, collecting a team-high three saves saves ... He has 23 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.

SCOUTING ONEONTA
Mikey Mullins is hitting a team-best .358 (19 for 53) with two doubles, a home run and 12 runs batted in ... Dalton Beatty is second at .354 (23 for 65) with two doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBI ... Michael Grudzinski rounds out the top three hitters at .340 (17 for 50) with three doubles, a home run and eight RBI.

RED DRAGONS ON THE HILL
Nicholas Ponesse is 2-1 with a 2.02 earned run average in seven appearances (3 starts) ... Takoda Sitar (1-1) has a 3.51 ERA in five games (4 starts), while James McCarthy (1-2) has a 4.03 ERA in 22.1 innings.